consumers due to its medicinal and functional traits. Peel is a major waste from cactus pear
juice industry accounting for about 38% of the fruit weight. New concept of snacks
preparation has been developed using instant controlled pressure drop (Détente
instantanée controlee, DIC) techniques that provide a texturing stage between initial and
final hot air drying stages. In this study, the application of DIC of cactus pear peel (CPP) was …